Worldcoin scans eyeballs and offers crypto. What to know about the project from OpenAI's CEOThe international ID startup, backed by big names in Silicon Valley, is now having to defend itself in investigations over whether the biom...
11 Aug, 2023, 12.01 PM IST
A foundational ID system to give identity to millions across the globeA Bengaluru varsity has been working on a project to enable citizens to get foundational IDs to avail of various services from their respec...
04 Sep, 2022, 09.58 PM IST
Aadhaar: A bit of resin is putting India’s welfare system at riskAadhaar is being very successfully used — by fraudsters. Blame it on ubiquity combined with lax controls. While the unique ID was conceived...
24 Jun, 2022, 09.25 AM IST
Opposition ‘should show concern’ for rights of victims too, says Amit Shah“Those who are citing human rights should also think about the human rights of rape victims. They (opposition) only worry about rapists and...
04 Apr, 2022, 11.41 PM IST
Aadhaar: Everything you need to know about itIf you want to know more about this important personal document, the articles below cover a big range of Aadhaar-related topics, right from...
20 Oct, 2020, 02.51 PM IST
Banks opening accounts using Aadhaar copy without biometric/OTP check will be liable for loss: UIDAIIf a bank account is opened by accepting Aadhaar without biometric or OTP authentication and other verification, then bank will be held res...
12 Sep, 2018, 10.59 AM IST
Watch out, Aadhaar biometrics are an easy target for hackersBiometric data, unlike passwords, can never be changed, so if hackers successfully impersonate a fingerprint then they can cause serious ha...
24 Oct, 2017, 12.54 PM IST
Benefits of Aadhaar are real but so are fears of biometric theft. Here's whyAadhaar is being used to authenticate customers faster in businesses like financial services or banking by doing eKYC, eSigning of document...
13 Apr, 2017, 06.31 AM IST
PM Modi's Aadhaar program wins World Bank praise amid 'big brother' fearsThe biometric identifier program Aadhaar has taken on a life of its own, authenticating loans and job seekers, pensions and money transfers...
16 Mar, 2017, 06.20 PM IST
A billion India identities at risk as PM Narendra Modi widens digital reachThe govt is seeking to link the database, with info on about 88 percent of the population of more than 1.2 bn, including children, to all s...
27 Feb, 2017, 02.43 PM IST
- Privacy under threat in an age of biometrics
The privacy bill should ensure that the government does not preemptively amass information about citizens.
08 Oct, 2011, 04.48 AM IST
- Diplomatic licence
In the light of the latest round of WikiLeaks, it may be worth examining whether the guestlist at events organised by US embassies have bee...
02 Dec, 2010, 07.17 AM IST